Author: Anonymous
Title: Pictures of Travel in Far-Off Lands: A Companion to the Study of Geography. South America
Description: London, Nelson and Sons, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated study of South America, published to excite the interests of the young. The very scarce first edition of this illustrated account of an anonymous author's travels in South America. The publisher's preface explains that 'this volume is the first of a series designed to render the study of Geography attractive to the young', and that 'our plan is to present a bright and vivid picture to the imagination, instead of dry details of facts to the memory&apos.Illustrated with numerous vignette and full plate illustrations throughout.With a lengthy contemporary owner's inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1871. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail. Contemporary inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Some foxing to first and last few pages, pages otherwise generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: South America Victorian Era Travelogue Victorian Era Not Stated


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